Hand #218 - Kenneth Damm
Damm moves all in and takes down the pot.
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Entries
410
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Damm moves all in and takes down the pot.
Nali Kaselias Eliminates Kenneth Damm in 2nd Place ($120,000 AUD) to Claim 2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event Title!
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Nali Kaselias has the button in Seat 5.
He raises to 510,000. Kenneth Damm moves all in, and before the words are even out of his mouth, Kaselias says firmly, "I call!" With Damm's tournament life now hanging in the balance, the cards are turned up.
Showdown:
Damm:
Kaselias:
Both players stand up to await their fate as the dealer suspensefully spreads out the flop:
. The massive crowd of Kaselias' supporters break into a riotous frenzy of cheering, rushing to the very edges of the ropes to embrace the man who now has a virtual hammer lock on the title.There are still two cards to come though.
Turn:
. Well, that ends the drama right there! Kaselias improves to a full house, ending Damm's hopes altogether. The river is a meaningless 
. As a throng of people flood into the final table area, Kenneth Damm hangs his head and lopes over to his own cheering section, in a startling contrast to the scene unfolding at the other end of the table.Kenneth Damm came into the final table as the short stack, and he put on a remarkable performance both today and in the entire PokerNews Cup. He carved his way through the final table today with surgical precision, and managed to out-wit all but one man. For his work, he will take home a check for $120,000 AUD; not too bad for a consolation prize!
Congratulations to Nali Kaselias, 2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event Champion! ($250,000 AUD)
Nali Kaselias, or better known as "Iraqi Nick" around Melbourne, bested the likes of Dory Zayneh, Joe Hachem, Lee Nelson, Tony G, David Saab, Tony Dunst, Jamie Pickering, Julian Powell, Grant Levy, and James Obst among many others in the field. Coming into the final table second in chips, Kaselias slowly climbed up the leaderboard and despite a few blunders, used his skill and gut instincts to make all the right plays at the right times.
Heads up play began with Kenneth Damm leading the way. The two chipped away at each other in a bunch of small pots before Kaselias made a big call with just a pair of fours to snap off Damm's bluff and turn the tides. Once he took the chip lead, Kaselias never looked back.
After the final hand, Iraqi Nick was swarmed by his friends and family that railed him all day long. This is Kaselias' biggest cash to date as he takes home a whopping $250,000 AUD and the title of 2008 PokerNews Cup Champion!
PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day 3 Completed